The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
UNDER THE CONTROL OF COY
How the Democratic Boss Will Use Can
didate Edenharter to Get More Power.
lie Also Wants Vindication for the Gang OF
the Polls, and the Party Will Be Called
Upon to Rally for That Purpose.

While local political affairs are quiet with
the interest confined chiefly to the work of the
candidates for councmen and aldermen, the in
dcations point to an early developmentof DEM
ocratic tactics So far Coy and his gang have
not put themselves forward as the chief support
of Edenharter. They are permitting that
bilious young to high toned political
professions in his personal canvass for the time
being. But it Is all arranged to let the gang
loose in the early days of September with it's
record of repeating. tally sheet forgeries and
other disreputable and criminal political meth
DDS Coy does not propose to be thrown into
the shade in this campaign 1t anything he is
determined to try all hazards in endeavoring to
elect Edenharter Mayor. Like many other
managers who have black record in politics,
he will claim vindication at the hand OF his
party and it is presumed that it will try to give
it to him. vindication is to be the
rallying cry, not Only for the city
ticket but in tho ward elections.
Every Democratic nomination for councilman
and alderman has been dictated by Coy. and
where. few weeks ago. party workers were
slow to follow him, they are now speaking OF the
jury's Disagreement his virtual acquittal.
Candidates who do not want to let go OF their
own interests in condemuing Coy and his gang,
while they recognize the burden they place upon
the party. are almost as loud as the consprators
themselves in saying that Perkins alone is re-
sponsbe for the tally-sheet crime AS IN the
past. it Is to be Coy camp align. and none OF the
nominees submit more aojectly to his control
than Edenharter.
Notwithstanding the severe denunciaton
with which Coy assailed Edenharter in the
Council some months ago. the latter went to him
and agreed to give him full control of his a6-
ministration of the Office if be would only sup
port him for Mayor, This control means great
deal. If the fulflment of the agreement should
occur, Coy would virtually pass upon all
the cases In which men of his gang should be
mad for 6rfJn
violation of the liquor law. and other oHenses
which ward strikers are liable to commit would,
in the end, be farcial, their political influence
would commend them to Coy, and Coy would
command Edeuharter to release them But there
is something more that the little boss has in view
The Mayor appoints the Council committees
that frame legislation and win half the battle for
any contested measures. Edenharter as Mayor
would mean the control of these committees by
Coy. The little boss is hand in glove with
the Johnson street-car interests. This is given
merely as an example of what he is trying to do
through Edenharter. To make the Council con-
troll more complete. he will try to have MAORI.
ty of Democrats to back him, both in that body
and in the Board of Aldermen. and it is in carry
ing out this purpose that he has made not only
the city ticket of his party. nut emphatcally told
the Democrats in the several wards who shall and
who shall not run for Council and the Board of
Alderman. A control of these bodies would
give him further power in MANAGING the fire
and improvement boards. both of which he
would apply to advancing his political schemes.
Coy now has the County Commissioners to do his
bidding. and to strengthen his grip in city and
county it is only necessary to elect Edenharter
Mayor.
Gov does not intend to let the government of
ficers shirk the services he will require of them
in the campaign. Some OF them are working
wars pose. Ws
holds office, either from the State, county or
United States government he has got to work
for the party" said Simeon not long ago. The
officials in the United States Offices have
ceyed his command and they have responded.
NJ ~ Eireb bac
Candidate for the Republican nomination for
councilman in the Eighth ward. Fred Schmidt
was takad of a candidate, but he has de-
chned to be an opponent of Mr.. Finch, whom he
strongly indorses.
political prejudices" said news-dealer
to Journal eporter "are great deal
stronger than would think. During the
presidential campaign a young artist of this
city drew a very clever cartoon and I put it in
the show window. It was drawn from a Repub-
lican stand point and hadn't been in the window
twenty minutes before Democratic customer
came in, greatly offended. and told me if ex-
pected Democratic trade had better take that
cartoon out of the window. [ said that had no
partisan feeling in the matter and had displayed
10 merely account OF its artistic excellence.
But took it out"
.'You don't find Republicans SO tender. do
you2"
pretty much the same When Harper
Brothers began their attack on Mr.. Blaine was
selling twenty five or thirty copies of the Weekly
every week, sometimes more, and seventy-fve |
copies a month Of the Magazine. The trade fell |
off on those two publications so had to cut my |
order the Weekly down to two and sometimes |
1 didn't sell those. and on the Monthly down to
twenty. Neither of these publications have
covered sale with The Monthly after |
long time. came up again to sixty, but have
never succeeded in getting it beyond that point.
Other of their publications suffered by the boy |
colt"